Combined door hanger and track.



UNITE STATES PATENT @FFICEQ CYRUS L. BUNDY, CF CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINCIS.

COMBINED DOOR HANGER A'ND TRACK,

vNo. 855,691.

T0 t/Z whom, tm/ay concern:

Be it known that II, CYRUs L. BUNDY, a' citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago Heights, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Door Hanger and Track, ci" which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to combined door hangers and tracks.

The object of my invention is to provide a track of such construction in combination with a peculiarly formed hanger secured to the door, that the track acts as well as the door cap to protect the top oithe door from the weather, thus doing away with the necessity of a separate door ca Furthermore, from the construction of t e ltrack it is impossible for the door to be lost off, as irequently occurs with freight car doors, and the hanger is so constructed that it is impossible for it to become out of place.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion' of the track and door, the track being partially broken away to. show the hanger. Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the track and hanger.

l represents the-upper portion of the door frame, 2 the track, and 3 the door. The track extends across the top of the door opening and on either or both sides thereof a suiiicient distance to allow the door to completely uncover the opening. The door 3 is provided with hangers 4, which engage the track and support the door. The'hanger comprises in its construction a iront plate 4a and a rear late 4b, which engage the iront and rear suracesoic the door and are joined by a connecting strip 4C over the top thereof. The back plate is provided with an upward extension. 4d which is bent to form an inverted U-shapcd headand thereby provide a space between the parts 4d and 4 for mounting a track Wheel or rolleron the fixed shaft 5, the part Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led February 1 2, 1907. Serial N0. 357,081.

'ing or car.

Patented June 4.-, 1907.

4e ofsaid head extending a short distance be low the axis of the roller. The hanger is secured to the door body by suitable bolts 4f.

The track is constructed of a continuous stri of sheet metal bent in the general fornrof a c iannel, with a continuous [lange on the upper side by which it is secured to the build- The part 2C forms a track for the suspension rollers of the hangers, while theV parts 2a and 2b protect the same, as well as the track, from thel weather.

The front plate 4 of the hanger extends upward a short distance beyond the part 4C, so that the part 2C of the track )asses be tween the front and rear plates of t e hanger, which prevents any possiblelde-railing by sidewise motion of the door.

vWhat I claim is:

l. In a device of the character described, the combination of a door hanger, front and rear door engaging plates thereon, a` suspension roller carried by the rear plate, and a track consisting of a continuous strip of sheet metal bent inwardly at its lower end to provide a run-way for said roller and inwardly and upwardly at its upper end to provide a securing means therefor and a cover for said run-way, said iront plate extending aboye said run-way on the outside thereof.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a door hanger and a suspension roller carried at one side thereof, of a track consisting of a continuous strip of sheet metal bent inwardly at its lower end to provide a track portion for said roller and inwardly and upwardly at its upper end to provide securing means therefor and a cover for said track, said hanger having an upstanding flange opposite said relier surrounding the said track portion on the outside thereof.

C RUS L. BUNDY.

Witnesses z I). S. BRUCE, H. K. LrNonoU'r. 

